104th Fighter Wing honors Airmen fallen in flight [Image 7 of 12]

WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES

05.21.2021

Photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski 

104th Fighter Wing

104th Fighter Wing members gather to honor their brothers and sisters in arms fallen in flight during the annual F-100 Memorial Rededication Ceremony, May 21, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. A firing squad made up of Airmen from across the wing fired a 21 gun salute in honor of our fallen. The ceremony honors 13 104FW Airmen for their service and sacrifice in duty to the state and country.

It is in memory of: 
- 1st Lt. Edward W. Meacham, Monomoy Point, Massachusetts, Aug. 17, 1948
- Maj. Robert Anderstrom, Granby, Connecticut, May 7,1954 
- 1st Lt. Richard Brown, Granville, Massachusetts, Oct. 19, 1954
- Tech. Sgt. Austin A. Cooper, Granville, Massachusetts, Oct. 19, 1954
- Capt. Frank A. Gibe, Westfield, Massachusetts, July 28, 1956 
- Maj. Richard W. Mahoney, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 22, 1961 
- 1st Lt. Joseph F. Crehore, Chalons, France March 21, 1962 
- Capt. Hugh M. Lavalle, Upstate New York, Nov. 16, 1963
- Capt. John H. Paris, Westfield, Massachusetts, July 17, 1964 
- Maj. James Romanowicz, Granby, Massachusetts, Feb. 1, 1965 
- Capt. Leonard E. Bannish, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1968 
- Maj. John S. Southrey, Wells, New York, Sept. 17, 1968 
- Lt. Col. Morris “Moose” Fontenot Jr., Deerfield Valley, Virginia, Aug. 27, 2014

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski)

• Date Taken: 05.21.2021
• Date Posted: 05.21.2021 16:34
• Photo ID: 6657518
• VIRIN: 210521-Z-IE380-1058
• Resolution: 4983x2803
• Size: 10.1 MB
• Location: WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, US